Foetor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈiːɾɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈiːtə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈiːtə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈiːɾɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stench reek malodour malodor mephitis fetor stink

Word Forms

stinky	adjective	having an unpleasant smell
stink	verb	smell badly and offensively
reek	verb	smell badly and offensively
mephitic	adjective	of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

foeteur

une odeur distinctive qui est offensante et désagréable

🇮🇹Italian

fetore

un odore caratteristico che è offensivamente sgradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

voetstuk

een kenmerkende geur die aanstootgevend onaangenaam is

🇵🇹Portuguese

feto

um odor distinto que é ofensivamente desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

зловонный запах

характерный запах, который является оскорбительно неприятным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रूण

एक विशिष्ट गंध जो आक्रामक रूप से अप्रिय है

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிக்குறிப்பு

விரும்பத்தகாத ஒரு தனித்துவமான வாசனை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఫోటర్

అసహ్యకరమైన అసహ్యకరమైన ఒక విలక్షణమైన వాసన

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾದಕ

ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಅಹಿತಕರವಾದ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ವಾಸನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഫൊട്ടോർ

അരോചകമായ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗന്ധം

🇵🇰Urdu

فوٹر

ایک مخصوص بو جو جارحانہ طور پر ناگوار ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

福特

一种令人不快的独特气味

🇯🇵Japanese

胎児

不快な独特の臭い

🇰🇷Korean

적

불쾌할 정도로 불쾌한 독특한 냄새

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ phá hoại

một mùi đặc biệt gây khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

เท้า

มีกลิ่นเฉพาะตัวที่ไม่พึงประสงค์อย่างน่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kaki

bau khas yang sangat tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

footor

isang natatanging amoy na nakakasakit na hindi kanais-nais

🇲🇾Malay

footor

bau tersendiri yang menyinggung perasaan tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

فوتر

بوی متمایزی که به شدت ناخوشایند است

🇹🇷Turkish

kötü adam

rahatsız edici derecede rahatsız edici, kendine özgü bir koku

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